In your travel to Indonesia you can enjoy many experiences: a virgin paradisiacal beach, coconuts, culture & temples, going up to the top of a vulcano, getting close to the orangutans or visiting me, a Komodo Dragon,… but there is something, we think, only deserved to locals: eating RATS, BATS, SNAKES or CATS. Yes, here in Indonesia!

Actually in the north of Sulawesi, at the market of Tomohon, we can find these delicious plates. You want to try? Here we leave you the link for more information, kindly given by Yahoo! Travel.

WOOOOWWRRRR MY FRIENDS!!! Today I have scaped from Komodo when nobody was seeing me.. to step on Bali Island! As soon as I have arrived I have seen all little village streets full of what is called “Penjor”, bamboos very nice decorated. All Bali seems as if I were inside a nice theater or even museum of tradition! All families prepare today their ceremonies for tomorrow, so don’t feel amazed if you see all Balinese wearing the traditional clothes.. Do you want to come to the real and authentic Bali? Here it is! Come now!

Our friends of INDONATURE will be glad to give you more information. Contact Nyoman! n.metra@indonaturetravel.com

EARTHQUAKE in Bali: It has been originated at 10km south of Bali, 6,8º, under the sea, but NO danger of TSUNAMI. People and houses OK. A woman is speaking now on the news, she was on her car and thought someone was moving her car :)… So RELAX EVERYBODY: Bali is WAITING FOR YOU!

The Eid al-Fitr (in Arab: عيد الفطر, in Persian: عید فطر, means Charity Banquet) is a religious festivity of the islamic tradition. It is the 3 first days of the Shawwal, and means the end of the Ramadhan. The previous night to the first festivity day is also considered as auspicious. Very early in the morning, the community prays altogether and celebrates a breakfast which marks the end of the fast of the most important month for the moslim world.

The moslims celebrate this festivity using new clothes. The men use white clothes which symbolize purity. The whole day is celebrated by the believers visiting the homes and eating the special dishes cooked for this occassion. All sit down together. By tradition kids receive presents and sweets from their beloved relatives as a symbol of love. The way of wishing a happy festivity is saying the words: Eid Mubarak!

Sunna

Sunna is the recommended requirements (which were part of the daily life of the profet Mahoma) which the moslims have to follow during this festivity. They are these 13 :

Pray the Eid where everyone does it, not at home except due to some extreme reasons.

After praying they have to come back home through a different way from the daily one.

They have to go by walking.

Say on a soft way the Takbeer while they go to that place.

We remember from Indonature that almost all Indonesia is a quiet moslim country except some areas like Flores or Timor, etc, where the most are Catholic and Bali where the most are Hindu. Somehow in Indonesia all religions live together on a very quiet way and all of them understand well to each other, which should be something that we ALL should learn from…